Cross-posted message, please excuse duplications.  The following
     course is offered through the Continuing Education Program at the
     University of Nevada-Reno.  If you have questions or would like to
     register, please contact the Crystal Metzenheim at 702-784-4046.


     NAGPRA'S EVOLVING LEGACY
     University of Nevada-Reno

     Dates:    November 13-15, 1997, Santa Fe, NM
     Prior to the annual meeting of the National Congress of American
     Indians

     November 23-15, 1997, Washington, DC Following the annual meeting of
     the American Anthropological Association

     March 29-31, 1998, Seattle, WA
     Following the annual meeting of the Society for American Archaeology

     May 7-9, 1998, Los Angeles, CA
     Prior to the annual meeting of the American Association of Museums

     The Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA)
     was enacted in 1990 to address the rights of lineal descendants,
     Indian tribes, and Native Hawaiian organizations to certain Native
     American cultural items. Since that time museums and Federal agencies
     have provided Indian tribes and Native Hawaiian organizations with
     summaries of their Native American collections and inventories of
     human remains and associated funerary objects in their control.
     Federal agencies have also provided information to Indian tribes and
     Native Hawaiian organizations regarding inadvertent discoveries and
     planned excavations on Federal and tribal lands.

     This course is designed to help those affected by the law to comply
     with its ongoing obligations in a timely and meaningful manner. The
     legislative history and regulations are reviewed as a basis for
     effective decisions making. Special attention is given to the
     consultation requirements imposed by the statute and to review
     committee recommendations and case law that elaborate on the
     regulatory definitions and procedures. Grants available through the
     National Park Service are also discussed. The course consists of
     lectures, video case studies, and class exercises.

     Instructors:

     The Honorable Sherry Hutt is a judge with the Maricopa County Superior
     Court in Phoenix, Arizona. As an assistant U.S. Attorney, she handled
     cases dealing with the Archaeological Resources Protection Act (ARPA).
     She co-authored Archeological Resource Protection (1992). Hutt
     received the Conservation Service Award from the Department of the
     Interior in 1994.

     C. Timothy McKeown, Ph.D., is with the Archeology & Ethnography
     Program of the National Park Service where he is team leader for the
     implementation of NAGPRA. McKeown has worked as a cultural resource
     manager for the Navajo and Jicarilla Apache Tribes. He has also
     conducted research with the International Institute for Applied
     Systems Analysis in Laxenburg, Austria, and taught as a Fulbright
     professor at Janus Pannonius University in Pecs, Hungary.

     Amanda Murphy is a consultant with the NAGPRA team at the Archeology &
     Ethnography Program of the National Park Service where she has been
     involved with national implementation of NAGPRA since 1993. She has
     managed the NAGPRA grant program since its inception in 1994. She is
     also a collections management consultant with the National Zoological
     Park.

     For more information on this course, contact the Division of
     Continuing Education, University of Nevada-Reno at (702) 784-4046.


     Mandy
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     NAGPRA Consultant
     National Park Service
     Archeology & Ethnography Program
     Washington, DC